Miss America 2010 | |
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![]() Miss America 2010, Caressa Cameron, in 2010 | |
Date | January 30, 2010[1] |
Presenters | Mario Lopez[2] |
Venue | Theatre for the Performing Arts,Las Vegas,Nevada |
Broadcaster | TLC |
Entrants | 53 |
Placements | 15 |
Returns | Puerto Rico[1] |
Winner | Caressa Cameron Virginia |
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Miss America 2010, the 83rdMiss America pageant, was held on theLas Vegas Strip inParadise, Nevada at theTheatre for the Performing Arts ofPlanet Hollywood Resort and Casino on Saturday, January 30, 2010.[1]Miss America 2009,Katie Stam fromIndiana, crowned her successor,Caressa Cameron fromVirginia, at the end of the event.[3]
Contestants from all 50 states along withDistrict of Columbia,Virgin Islands andPuerto Rico[1] competed for the prestigious title. The pageant was broadcast live onTLC. This edition was the 5th year that Las Vegas hosted the pageant.
Fifteen contestants were selected as finalists. After competing in swimsuit, the judges selected the top 12, and three are eliminated. After competing evening gown, ten were selected to compete in talent, and two are eliminated. Then, three are eliminated and seven were selected prior to the final interview. At the end of the competition, the four runners-up were announced first, followed by the new Miss America winner.
The seven judges for the competition were:[4]
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Placement | Contestant |
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Miss America 2010 | |
1st Runner-Up |
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2nd Runner-Up |
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3rd Runner-Up |
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4th Runner-Up | |
Top 7 |
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Top 10 |
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Top 12 | |
Top 15 |
* - Selected by America's vote from the Miss America pre-pageant special,Miss America: Behind the Curtain.** - For the first time in pageant history, after 14 finalists were selected, contestant was voted by her fellow competitors as the 15th finalist among the remaining 39 non-finalists.
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Awards | Contestant |
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Lifestyle and Fitness |
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Talent |
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Results | Contestant | Platform |
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Winner |
| Service Learning |
1st runner-up |
| - |
2nd runner-up |
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Finalists |
| Various |
Awards | Contestant |
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Miss Congeniality |
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Dr. & Mrs. David B. Allman Scholarship |
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Non-finalist Talent |
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musician,Brooke White
State/district/terr. | Name | Hometown | Age | Talent | Placement | Awards | Notes |
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![]() | Liz Cochran[6] | Helena | 21 | Contemporary Jazz Dance | Quality of Life Award Finalist | ||
![]() | Sydnee Waggoner[7] | Anchorage | 23 | Operatic Vocal | |||
![]() | Savanna Troupe | Phoenix | 23 | Baton Twirling | |||
![]() | Sarah Slocum | Sheridan | 23 | Vocal | Top 15 | America's Choice | |
![]() | Kristy Cavinder | Orange | 21 | Ballet en Pointe | 1st runner-up | Preliminary Talent Award | |
![]() | Katie Layman | Aurora | 23 | Contemporary Lyrical Dance | Top 12 | ||
![]() | Sharalynn Kuziak | Southington | 22 | Theatrical Tap Dance | |||
![]() | Heather Lehman | Magnolia | 20 | Classical Opera | |||
![]() | Jen Corey | Washington, D.C. | 22 | Operatic Vocal | Top 10 | Contestant atNational Sweetheart 2008 pageant | |
![]() | Rachael Todd[8] | Oviedo | 22 | Irish Step Dance | |||
![]() | Emily Cook[9] | Marietta | 22 | Oboe | |||
![]() | Raeceen Woolford | Honolulu | 24 | Hula | Top 7 | Miss Congeniality | |
![]() | Kara Jackson | Nampa | 22 | Viola | |||
![]() | Erin O'Connor | Evergreen Park | 20 | Ballet en Pointe | |||
![]() | Nicole Lynn Pollard | Lafayette | 23 | Broadway Vocal | Top 15 | ||
![]() | Anne Michael Langguth | Iowa City | 22 | Violin | Non-finalist Talent Award Quality of Life Finalist Award | Top 10 atNational Sweetheart 2008 pageant | |
![]() | Becki Ronen | Hutchinson | 21 | Classical Trumpet | |||
![]() | Mallory Ervin[10] | Morganfield | 24 | Vocal | 4th runner-up | America's Choice Quality of Life Award Finalist | Contestant onThe Amazing Race 17,18, and24 |
![]() | Katherine Putnam[11] | Shreveport | 23 | Piano | 3rd runner-up | CMN Miracle Maker Award | |
![]() | Susanna Stauble | Gray | 22 | Vocal | Non-finalist Talent Award | ||
![]() | Brooke Poklemba[12] | Westminster | 24 | Vocal | |||
![]() | Amanda Kelly | Braintree | 23 | Vocal | Sister ofMiss Massachusetts USA 2006,Tiffany Kelly Contestant atNational Sweetheart 2008 pageant | ||
![]() | Nicole Blaszczyk | Novi | 22 | Lyrical Dance | Non-finalist Talent Award Preliminary Talent Award | ||
![]() | Brooke Kelly Kilgarriff | Eagan | 20 | Vocal | Non-finalist Talent Award Quality of Life Award Finalist | ||
![]() | Anna Tadlock | Brandon | 23 | Vocal | |||
![]() | Tara Osseck[13] | St. Charles | 23 | Tap Dance | Quality of Life Award Finalist | ||
![]() | Brittany Wiser[14] | Bozeman | 21 | Vocal | Quality of Life Award Finalist | LaterMiss Montana USA 2011[15] | |
![]() | Brittany Jeffers | Ogallala | 23 | Broadway Style Jazz Dance | Top 10 | Top 10 atNational Sweetheart 2007 pageant | |
![]() | Christina Keegan[16] | Gardnerville | 24 | Contemporary Ballet en Pointe | Quality of Life Award 2nd runner-up | ||
![]() | Lindsey Graham | Sandown | 22 | Vocal / Piano | Quality of Life Award 1st runner-up | ||
![]() | Ashley Shaffer[17] | Perrineville | 22 | Classical Vocal | |||
![]() | Nicole Miner | Albuquerque | 23 | Vocal | Top 7 | Contestant atNational Sweetheart 2008 pageant | |
![]() | Alyse Zwick | Scarsdale | 24 | Ballet en Pointe | Preliminary Swimsuit Award | ||
![]() | Katherine Elizabeth Southard | Matthews | 23 | Ballet en Pointe | |||
![]() | Katie Ralston | Carrington | 22 | Musical Theatre Vocal | |||
![]() | Erica Gelhaus | St. Henry | 21 | Classical Vocal / Opera | PreviouslyNational Sweetheart 2007[citation needed] | ||
![]() | Taylor Treat | Ada | 22 | Ballet en Pointe | Top 12 | America's Choice Quality of Life Award | |
![]() | CC Barber[18] | Scappoose | 23 | Dance | Top 15 | Contestants' Choice Preliminary Swimsuit Award | Contestant atNational Sweetheart 2006 pageant |
![]() | Shannon Doyle[19] | Wilkes-Barre | 24 | Tap Dance | Dr. & Mrs. David B. Allman Scholarship | ||
![]() | Miriam Pabón | Las Piedras | 24 | Vocal | Preliminary Swimsuit Award | 3rd runner-up atMiss World Puerto Rico 2008 pageant[citation needed] Top 12 atMiss International 2008 pageant[citation needed] | |
![]() | Julianna Claire Strout | Watch Hill | 24 | Vocal | Non-finalist Talent Award | ||
![]() | Kelly Sloan[20] | Gray Court | 24 | Vocal | |||
![]() | Morgan Peck[21] | Sioux Falls | 20 | Vocal | |||
![]() | Stefanie Wittler[22] | Soddy-Daisy | 22 | Vocal | 2nd runner-up | Quality of Life Award Finalist | |
![]() | Kristen Blair | Southlake | 22 | Classical Vocal | Top 10 | ||
![]() | Whitney Merrifield | Lindon | 19 | Classical Piano | |||
![]() | Laura Hall | South Burlington | 22 | Musical Theater Dance | |||
![]() | Shayla Solomon | Saint Thomas | 24 | Steel Pan Drums | |||
![]() | Caressa Cameron | Fredericksburg | 22 | Vocal | Miss America 2010[3] | Preliminary Talent Award | 4th runner-up atNational Sweetheart 2006 pageant |
![]() | Devanni Partridge | Auburn | 21 | Piano | |||
![]() | Talia Rochelle Markham | Ripley | 22 | Vocal | |||
![]() | Kristina Smaby | Holmen | 22 | Dance en Pointe | |||
![]() | Anna Nelson | Rock Springs | 19 | Character Pointe Dance |